0ur opinion:

:
What if one device could help you navigate anywhere in the U.S. and Canada, while offering travel tips, storing your favorite tunes and photos, providing translation assistance, and more? That device is here, and it's not much bigger than a deck of cards. The Garmin nüvi 350 is set to revolutionize what we expect from a GPS navigation device, or from any device for that matter.

Which nüvi is Best for You?: Click here to see a quick, simple comparison of features for all Garmin nuvi GPS navigators

The nüvi 350 is a portable GPS navigator, traveler's reference, and digital entertainment system, all in one. View product demo (requires Flash).

A simple touchscreen interface and voice guidance allow you to keep your eyes on the road. View larger.

Listen to an audio book or an MP3 while you're on the road. View larger.

Design
With a total weight of 5.1 ounces and slim measurements of 3.87 x 2.91 x 0.87 inches (WxHxD), the nüvi 350 is just right for the pocket or purse. A bright, 64,000-color display dominates the front of the device and a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels means that there's plenty of room for displaying map data and other elements of the device's interface. An SD memory card slot is provided for expansion software, such as a points of interest database, media files and electronic guides (see below). The flip-up antenna includes an MCX-type connector for connecting the unit to an external GPS antenna. Meanwhile, a powerful built-in speaker resides on the back of device. A built-in lithium ion battery will give you for to eight hours of battery life, depending on use. ln addition to an AC charger, the unit also ships with a 12-volt power adapter for vehicle charging, as well as a windshield suction cup mount.

Fortunately, Garmin has made it easy to interface with the nüvi 350's 700 megabytes of onboard memory, thanks to 'plug-and-play' USB mass storage support. Just plug the device into your computer's USB port and you've got instantaneous access to all the audio books, music, photos, supplemental maps and other data on the nüvi 350's internal and SD card memory.



Navigation
The nüvi 350 is first and foremost a personal GPS device. Wherever you go -- in your car or on foot-- the device offers extremely accurate position data, thanks to a high-sensitivity integrated GPS receiver by SiRF and WAAS-enabled, 12-satellite reception. Combined with detailed maps of the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico the nüvi 350 provides automatic routing, turn-by-turn voice directions, and touchscreen control-- making it easy to find your way anywhere. Plus, the unique 'text-to-speech' feature calls out turns by street name, and you can choose from either 2D or 3D mapping perspectives when you're viewing your route on the display. Additionally, the nüvi 350 is compatible with Garmin's GTM 10 FM TMC traffic receiver*, which allows users to avoid traffic tie-ups by simply pushing a button that will calculate a new route.



As mentioned, the nüvi 350 comes packed with mapping data for North America, but you can can also load up your custom points of interest. Set up proximity alerts for school zones, safety cameras, and more using Garmin's free P0l (points of interest) loader program (available from garmin.com).




lmportant note about map updates: Due to our high volume of sales, almost every Garmin portable GPS navigator sold by will come with the most recent map version. lf you ever do need a map update, you can purchase one from Amazon.com at our Garmin Store.

The device automatically calculates the fastest route and provides voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions along the way.

Tools for the Journey
Navigation is just part of the journey, and the nüvi 350 is one of the first devices to recognize that. The built-in 'Travel Kit' offers an MP3 player, an audio book player from Audible.com, a jpeg-format picture viewer, a world travel clock with time zones, a currency converter, a measurement converter, and a calculator.



ln addition to the included travel tools, additional software add-ons are available, such as the Garmin Language Guide, with data provided by 0xford University Press. This software suite contains a multilingual word bank, phrase bank, and five bilingual dictionaries. The multilingual word bank and phrase bank supports nine languages and dialects, including American English, British English, French, German, ltalian, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, European Spanish, and Latin American Spanish. Now you can look up and translate more than 17,000 words or 20,000 phrases per language -- right in the palm of your hand. Through the unit's text-to-speech interface, users can get a spoken pronunciation of each entry in the word bank, along with gender and part of speech information.



Another useful add-on software package, the Garmin Travel Guide, is loaded with information provided by Marco Polo. These guides put in-depth travel information such as reviews and recommendations for restaurants, tourist attractions, and more at your fingertips. The software allows you to navigate to an address or search points of interest-- places like hotels, restaurants, shopping, and tourist attractions. The nüvi 350 automatically calculates the fastest route and provides voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions along the way. The unit also audibly announces the name of upcoming streets-- letting you keep your eyes on the road while navigating through busy traffic and tricky roadways. And if you stray off course, the nüvi 350 automatically calculates the quickest way to get back on track.

*Traffic services available only in select cities where RDS-TMC coverage exists. Requires the GTM 10 FM TMC traffic receiver and subscription fee to enable traffic capability.

What's in the Box
nüvi 350, Preloaded City Navigator NT for North America and Puerto Rico, Vehicle suction cup mount, AC charger, Vehicle power cable, Dashboard disc, USB cable, Carrying case, Quick reference guide



Which nüvi is Best for You?
For a slightly higher pricepoint, Garmin's nüvi 600 and 700 series devices have richer feature sets including: MP3 players, JPEG photo viewers, the ability to receive traffic and weather information, bluetooth for hands-free calling, FM transmitters that deliver audio through your cars own stereo system, and multi-destination routing that will tell you the best way to make a trip that involves several destinations.

	Screen Size inches (w x h)	lncluded Maps			Text-to-Speech (Directions in Real Street Names)	Traffic	Bluetooth	Media	FM Transmitter (audio through car stereo system)	Multi- Point Routing	Battery life (hours)
		Cont. U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico	AK and Canada	Europe
nüvi 200	2.8 x 2.1							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 200w	3.81 x 2.25							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 250	2.8 x 2.1							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 250w	3.81 x 2.25							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 260	2.8 x 2.1							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 260w	3.81 x 2.25							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 270	2.8 x 2.1							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 350	2.8 x 2.1					FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 8
nüvi 360	2.8 x 2.1					FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 8
nüvi 370	2.8 x 2.1					FM (receiver included)		Photos, MP3s			up to 8
nüvi 650	3.81 x 2.25					FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 7
nüvi 660	3.81 x 2.25					FM (receiver included)		Photos, MP3s			up to 7
nüvi 670	3.81 x 2.25					FM (receiver included)		Photos, MP3s			up to 7
nüvi 680	3.81 x 2.25					MSN (receiver included; 1-year free); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 7
nüvi 750	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 5
nüvi 760	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 5
nüvi 770	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 5
nüvi 780	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (receiver inc.; 3 months free) receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 5
nüvi 850	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 4
nüvi 880	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (receiver inc.; 3 months free); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 4
nüvi 5000	4.5 x 2.7					MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)					external battery only

Piece Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

---

---

Testimonials

Average Buyer Rating:

Buyer's feedback: - * Not Totally What I Wanted ...
I got the Nuvi 350 hoping to do some geocaching but this is not the product for that. It does seem to be fine for navigation in the car although I have yet to figure out how to mount it.

---

Buyer's feedback: - Help

I have used the Garmin 350 on a couple of trips and found it to be very helpful. Since I am alone, the "text to speach" feature is essential so I can watch the road and not stare at the screen. Having the street to turn read to you is very desireable.
My one complaint is the lack of suitable operating instructions both in the package as well as on the web. They are far too basic and do not help to set up and learn how to use the navigator. I neede help from the family to learn how to use the devise.

---

Buyer's feedback: - * 200 bucks does what alot more expensive units do, and prevents road rage from being lost, and gas savings ! ...
Excellent product, simple to use, connects to multiple satelite signals fast, speaks out the names of roads. Also at 200 bucks with free shipping, this product is a must have for any person who gets lost or wants to not get lost in the future. A person's time of getting lost is worth something besides just burning extra expensive gas of driving around blindly trying to find where you are trying to go. You won't be wasting extra gas being lost anymore with this product. Also you won't be wasting precious time in your life when you could be at the place you are trying to get to. Many people including me get "nervous" when being lost, police can pull you over, give you a ticket for driving to slow, or making a U-turn in front of somewhere, or going around and around in circles. All of these horrible things are prevented with the use of this GPS unit, or any other GPS unit for that matter. This gps unit just seems to be a better product then other GPS units for the price of 200 bucks. Mp3 player to, plus jpeg. Also for the price, you just cannot find another GPS unit that speaks out the name of the road, the others are around 300. This seems to be the lowest cost GPS unit, that does what alot more expensive GPS units do. Also you can put flags on the screen so for example I have flags all around the outside of the "ghetto" or high crime part of town, how ever you want to say it, so I know exactly where I am and that I am not near the "bad part" of town. Plus in bad weather where you can barely see the turns, tells you what turns to make and everything. This GPS unit will definetely pay for itself, can keep you away from bad parts of town, prevent you from burning expensive gas in your car from driving around being lost, and tell you exactly how to get to addresses, businesses, meet friends anywhere, and will tell you exactly how to get there. Many, many possibilities!!!! So in summary, saves gas money, keeps u safer, prevents part of your life from being wasted, prevents "road rage", helps you look much less suspicious to police, and gets you to places ON TIME. Great unit ! Bargain for 200 bucks ! plus no sales tax. Use the free shipping thing.

I highly recommend ! It is definetely a life saver and gas saver and helps keep u safe from cops, and safe from the "ghetto" or "high crime area"

---

Buyer's feedback: - Good product but after update takes time to acquire satelite
After 5weeks of purchase this product its working excellent, gives decent shortcuts if shortance distance selected from navigation. Recenlty moved to VA and roads are bad here with very limited signs of streets/city. Nuvi has helped me a lot to understand the directions. Sometimes I feel it saves gas and mileage to give shortest distance when I am not in urgent to go I use this option. I think POI are old, maybe 2006 POI's. I updated software from ver 5.1 and maps 2009, initially it was problem to acquire satellite and I have reboot, but after it acquires within 1-2 min. I did not see any differences with versions, but you can update only maps to 2009 and wait until stable software is released.

---

Buyer's feedback: - * Good product. ...
The GPS is a good product, easy to use and helpful when on the road. I do wish that Garmin would have enclosed a booklet of GOOD instructions with the GPS. I had to run - on its Website - a voluminous manual for the information required to get started; much of the material in the manual, however, is not useful for a novice.